Applications for Study Abroad Programs are Down

According to a survey of study abroad directors, many overseas study programs are seeing a decrease in applications for the summer and fall semesters.  They blame this decline on the economy.

The number of students studying abroad this year has declined by about five percent since last year, according to the Study Abroad Director Ross Lewin.

“Before the economy [took a turn for the worse], we expected to grow by 10 percent this year,” Lewin said. “Our goal is to get 30 percent of our students abroad (by the time they graduate). This would be about 1,260 students a year. We’re at 18 percent right now.”

Since 2004, the number of UConn students going abroad has increased by more than 200 percent - from about 250 students in 2003 to about 782 last year, according to Lewin. The drop this year was noticeable.

“There’s a lot of anxiety about finances (right now),” Lewin said.

There are many students who are disappointed by missing out on the opportunity to study abroad.  The program has declined significantly from the previous year, and may continue to do so in the future.

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